The present invention is directed to a porous pre-densified CeO.sub.2-stabilized ZrO.sub.2 ceramic having a density of 50.0 to 95.0%, relative to the theoretical density of zirconia, and an open porosity of 5 to 50% as well as to a densified CeO.sub.2-stabilized ZrO.sub.2 ceramic having a density of 97.0 to 100.0%, relative to the theoretical density of zirconia, and wherein the grains of the ceramic have an average grain size of 50 to 1000 nm, methods for the preparation of the pre-densified and densified ceramics and their use for the manufacture of dental restorations.

A non-dense sintered ceramic molded body having at least two layers, wherein a first powdery ceramic material forming a layer is contacted with at least a second powdery material forming at least a second layer. The body has a color gradient and maintains dimensional stability during sintering and forming. An admixing component and a common sintering temperature are used to control the volume decrease of the layers during sintering.

The present invention provides a method of additive manufacturing a 3D-printed article, comprising: (a) printing and depositing one or more layers of a slurry by using a 3D printer, wherein the slurry comprises a ceramic powder composition; (b) further injecting an oil around the one or more layers of slurry, wherein the height of the injected oil is lower than the height of the slurry; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until a main body with desired geometric shape is obtained; and (d) sintering the main body by heating to obtain the 3D-printed article wherein the temperature of a printing carrier of the 3D printer is from 30 to 80° C.

A device for storage of a monomer liquid and a cement powder as starting components of a bone cement dough and for mixing the starting components, and for dispensing the mixed bone cement dough. The device includes a receptacle in which a monomer liquid container is arranged and a cartridge containing the cement powder. A feed plunger is arranged in the receptacle. A dispensing plunger is arranged between the monomer liquid container and the cement powder in the cartridge. The feed plunger can be punctured by a rod when motion of the feed plunger is blocked, whereby the dispensing plunger is propelled by propelling the rod further through the blocked and punctured feed plunger. Also provided are an extrusion device for propelling a feed plunger and a dispensing plunger of a device for mixing of a bone cement dough, and a method for the production of a bone cement dough.

The present invention provides a dental product comprising a base material formed of a zirconia sintered body, and having high aesthetic quality with enhanced fracture toughness and with reduced chipping and cracking in the porcelain layer. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing such a dental product. The present invention relates to a dental product comprising: a base material formed of a zirconia sintered body, and a porcelain layer, wherein the porcelain of the porcelain layer has a suitable firing temperature of 900° C. or more, and the porcelain layer has a fracture toughness value of 1.20 MPa.Math.m.sup.0.5 or more.

The present invention provides a silicate glass that can reduce a color change in base material zirconia even when simultaneously fired with an unsintered zirconia. The present invention also provides a dental product using same. The present invention relates to a silicate glass comprising: 65.0 to 90.0 mol % SiO.sub.2, 4.0 to 15.0 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 1.0 to 10.0 mol % K.sub.2O, 0.1 to 7.0 mol % Na.sub.2O, and 0.01 to 15.0 mol % CaO, the silicate glass being essentially free of B.sub.2O.sub.3, and satisfying the relation {(number of moles of Al.sub.2O.sub.3)/(total number of moles of RO+R.sub.2O)}≥0.70, wherein R in the metal oxide represented by RO represents a metallic element in group 2 or 12 of the periodic table, and R in the metal oxide represented by R.sub.2O represents a metallic element in group 1 of the periodic table. The present invention also relates to a composite comprising the silicate glass and a base material formed of a ceramic; a sintered body as a fired product of the composite; and a dental product comprising the sintered body.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a zirconia slurry for forming porous surfaces on an abutment and a crown of a ceramic implant, the method including: the zirconia pulverization step (step S10) of putting zirconia powder, carbon powder as a foaming agent, and an organic binder in a ball mill and agitating and pulverizing the zirconia, carbon powder, and organic binder to allow the mixed zirconia powder to have nanoparticles; the carbon powder oxidization step (step S20) of heating the zirconia powder mixed with the carbon powder to a temperature of 1200 to 1800° C. and oxidizing the carbon powder to a concentration of 10 to 40 wt % to allow the porous surfaces to be formed on every particle of the zirconia powder; and the degreasing step (step S30) of putting a dispersing agent and a solvent in the zirconia powder whose particles have the porous surfaces to make a zirconia solution and removing the organic binder from the zirconia powder.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a zirconia block for a dental prosthesis having a layered color gradient by a water absorption rate, in which the permeation degree of a coloring solution is controlled by setting a different particle size of powder for each layer of the zirconia block on the basis of the property that the amount of water absorption per hour is differentiated according to the particle size of powder, and as a result, the zirconia block is constituted so as to realize an esthetically excellent resultant product with the same color as natural teeth without carrying out the existing coloring liquid process for zirconia.

A dental device is improved in its ability to produce hydroxyl apatite by having a layer of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) deposited thereon. A tile of MTA is prepared, heat treated and sintered to produce a micronized tile of MTA that can then be deposited by physical vapor depositions, hot isostatic pressing, molding or other conventional technique.

The invention provides a particulate composition adapted for forming a bone graft substitute cement upon mixing with an aqueous solution, comprising i) a calcium sulfate hemihydrate powder, wherein the calcium sulfate hemihydrate is present at a concentration of at least about 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the particulate composition; ii) a monocalcium phosphate monohydrate powder; iii) a non-porous β-tricalcium phosphate powder; and iv) a porous β-tricalcium phosphate powder. Bone graft substitute cements made therefrom, a bone graft substitute kit comprising the particulate composition, methods of making and using the particulate composition, and articles made from the bone graft substitute cement are also provided.